When Matt Thomas dropped out of law school, he devoted himself to a sport he initially thought was a joke: chess boxing. In 2018, he became the first American to compete for a world chess boxing title ...

Men decked out in athletic gear are playing a round of speed chess in a gym in Mitte. They are dressed for boxing, but before they enter the ring, their battleground is the chessboard. “Chess-boxing,” ...

Jaylen Brown Makes Boxing Debut in Nigeria Philadelphia 76ers star Jaylen Brown is a man of many talents. When he’s not cooking defenders on the hardwood, the former NBA Finals MVP frequently streams ...

This article originally appeared on VICE Netherlands. Iepe Rubingh does a final check of the venue to make sure everything is ready. There’s a small table inside a boxing ring, with a stool either ...

Nikolai “The President” Sazhin has been declared the World Champion of chess boxing, beating the crap out of his opponent before putting him down for the count with a fifth-round checkmate. Sazhin, a ...

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(Left to Right) Russian Nikolay "The Chairman" Sazhin in action with German Frank Stoldt during their light heavyweight world championship title in chess boxing in Berlin Germany.Woflgang Kumm / EPA ...

What makes a better chess boxer, a boxer who can think strategically or a chess player who can throw a punch? According to Laura Pannack, a photographer who shot a series of chess boxer portraits at ...

Most recently, I had a chance to collect some pearls about Chess from Chess players and found how often these proverbs fit the sport of boxing. Chess proverb one: “There is no such thing as a certain ...

They throw a mean “check” right hook. It’s April 18 and Max Medley is having an amateur sparring session at the inaugural Interclub chess boxing event at the iconic Gleason’s boxing gym in Dumbo, ...